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Creative Stage SE
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€79.99
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Creative Stage SE

Under-monitor Soundbar with Bluetooth 5.3 and USB Digital Audio

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Features

Overview

Designed for entertainment and gaming, the Creative Stage SE is a high performance, under-monitor soundbar for your computer and gaming consoles. A stylish soundbar that delivers powerful acoustics with our custom-tuned racetrack drivers and Sound Blaster technology that further enhances sound quality and immersion to compliment your visuals.

The Creative Stage SE powers up via a power adapter and connects to your computer with a single USB cable or wirelessly with Bluetooth 5.3. Its small footprint also allows for flexible placement under the monitor and well suited for smaller rooms. Plus, the soundbar is easy to set up and control, with the multi-functional knob conveniently located at the side of the soundbar for easy reach to power on or adjust volume.

Consider the Creative Stage SE as your well-deserved step-up from your computer audio or basic stereo speakers!

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Audio

POWERFUL AND PUNCHY

Experience superior audio quality with the Creative Stage SE! Decked out with powerful full-range racetrack drivers and oversized radiators, this under-monitor soundbar is able to reproduce clearer and punchier audio reproduction, even without a subwoofer. With a peak power of 48W, this nifty soundbar is capable of creating sound that is of much higher quality than regular Bluetooth soundbars. Talk about an upgrade!

POWERED BY

The Creative Stage SE is armed with Sound Blaster's audio technologies—Clear Dialog and Surround, providing you with improved vocal intelligibility and wide surround experience in an instant. Enjoy a cinema-like experience at the comfort of your own home, and focus on your screen without having to depend on subtitles.

SURROUND

Complete your immersive movie experience with our Surround technology, powered by Sound Blaster to deliver a wider soundstage to your media! It is capable of identifying and enhancing the spatial information of incoming audio via Sound Blaster's audio filters, thereby optimizing the listening experience for both two-channel and multi-channel source content. The result is expanded soundstage and spatialized audio from any type of audio source, including Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime Video, providing you with a more realistic and comfortable listening experience akin to cinemas.

CLEAR DIALOG

It's great when your movie or game comes with rich and immersive audio, but it's a total downer if the dialog gets drowned out amongst the explosive sound effects and music. Clear Dialog extracts the vocals and spoken dialog through an algorithm, then intelligently enhances and amplifies them, allowing you to hear each syllable clearly, and without compromising on the other ambient effects.

ADJUST TO YOUR LIKING

Switch between warmer and brighter audio reproduction with our new feature, Tone Adjustment. Now you can tune and adjust tone neutrality on the Creative Stage SE with a press of a button!

Warmer sounds:
Tilts towards bass frequencies, with the bass and vocals becoming more prominent. Higher frequencies are quieter and subdued, leaving you with a warm and soothing audio.

Bright sounds:
This tone reproduces better high-pitched sounds, leaving you with crisp and clear audio.

Connectivity

FLEXIBLE
CONNECTIVITY

The Creative Stage SE is powered via a power adapter and supports both USB digital audio and Bluetooth. Simply connect your devices to the Creative Stage SE using the provided USB-C to USB-A cable, and you're good to go! You can also stream wirelessly from your mobile devices with the latest Bluetooth 5.3, and enjoy music at your desk or while lounging on your sofa across the room!

SETTING UP CREATIVE STAGE SE

For PC users, the soundbar will be automatically detected when you plug in the USB cable.

If you have multiple audio devices connected to your PC, you can also manually select Creative Stage SE as the default output speaker in the 'Sound' setting.

For Mac users, select “Stage SE” as your output via System Settings.

Click on Apple menu > System Setting, click Sound, then click Output to select 'Stage SE'.

Design

SLEEK DESIGN MEETS
CONVENIENT CONTROLS

Sporting a sleek black design with glossy finish, the Creative Stage SE easily matches any desk setup and fit snuggly under the monitor. Plus, with the integrated volume control knob located at the side of the soundbar, it's easy to make quick sound adjustments on the fly.

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL KNOB

The satisfyingly large knob allows you to manually turn on or off the soundbar, switch between USB and Bluetooth mode, and adjust the volume.

AND IR REMOTE CONTROL

Whereas the remote control* offers a lot more features such as play/pause, mute, tone adjustment, and activating Surround and Clear Dialog modes.

*AAA batteries not included

MEET THE FAMILY

Stage SE
Stage Air V2
Stage V2
Stage 360
Speaker System
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
Connectivity Options
USB Audio
USB Audio, AUX-in
TV ARC, USB, Optical-in, AUX-in
HDMI ARC, two HDMI 2.0, Optical-in
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
5.0
5.0
Sound Blaster Technology
Clear Dialog and Surround, Powered by Sound Blaster, Tone Adjustment
N/A
Clear Dialog and Surround, Powered by Sound Blaster
N/A
Battery Life*
N/A
6 hours
N/A
N/A
Soundbar Dimension
410 x 108 x 68 mm / 16.14 x 4.25 x 2.68 inches
410 x 94 x 75 mm / 16.1 x 3.7 x 2.9 inches
680 x 100 x 78 mm / 26.8 x 3.94 x 3.1 inches
565 x 75 x 88 mm / 22.2 x 2.9 x 3.4 inches
Subwoofer Dimension
N/A
N/A
116 x 250 x 423 mm / 4.6 x 9.9 x 16.7 inches
115 x 250 x 422 mm / 4.5 x 9.8 x 16.6 inches
Cable Length
Power Cable:
1.2m / 3.93 ft
USB-C to USB-A Cable:
1.2m / 3.93 ft
USB-C Cable:
1.2m / 3.93 ft
Power Cable:
1.5m / 4.92 ft
Subwoofer Cable:
2m / 6.56 ft
USB-C to USB-A Cable:
1.2m / 3.93 ft
3.5mm AUX-in Cable:
1.2m / 3.93 ft
Power Cable:
1.5m / 4.92 ft
Subwoofer Cable:
2m / 6.56 ft
Optical Cable:
1.5m / 4.92 ft
Driver
Full-range Racetrack Drivers
Full-range Racetrack Drivers
Custom-tuned Mid-range Drivers
Custom-tuned Racetrack Drivers
Peak Power Output
48W
20W
160W
240W

*Based on moderate volume level. Actual battery life will vary with usage settings and environmental conditions.

REVIEWS

Expert Reviews

The Creative Stage SE is a compact and affordable soundbar designed to sit below your monitor and improve the audio quality of your PC or laptop. It’s a little limited on the connectivity front and not without some minor audio and design niggles, but you’ll struggle to find a better PC soundbar for the money.

5/5 stars

Creative Stage SE

2023-07-24

Tech360

If you’re looking for an affordable soundbar to complement your computer set up, it’s harder to find something that works as well as this and as affordable. Just, don’t use it for music much. Stick to movies and games and you’ll have a much better experience.

Creative Stage SE

2023-04-28

Gbatemp.net

As a budget-friendly soundbar, the Creative Stage SE packs quite a punch in the audio department.

8/10

Creative Stage SE

2023-05-18

Customer Reviews

R. K. VARGHESE

Good speaker, quality product as I expected from Creative. Nice bass. I like Plug in connectivity instead of battery powered. It lacks 3.5 mm jack connectivity.

    

J. M. Jessen

Love it - could use a bit better bass and some how to be able to see what is turned on and how the eq/soundspace is set instead of having to reset and dialnin settings or maybe just 3 presets you could use as starting points

    

S. K. S

Very compact. Sound Blast is good. Worth the money.

    

A Closer Look

Specifications

Speaker Configuration
One-piece, Soundbar
Connector Type
Bluetooth®, AC Wall Plug, USB Audio, Headphones / Headset Port, Headphones-out
Operating Temperature
0—45°C
Recommended Usage
Work & Study
Dimensions
410 x 108 x 68 mm / 16.14 x 4.25 x 2.68 inches
Weight
Soundbar: 1.22 kg
Cable Length (End-to-end)
USB-C to USB-A Cable: 1.2m / 3.94 ft
Drivers Configuration
2 x Full-range Racetrack Drivers with Passive Radiator
Channels
2.0
Frequency Response
55–20,000 Hz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
> 80 dB
Power Output
Soundbar: 2 x 12W RMS, Total System Peak Power: Up to 48W
Bluetooth® Version
5.3
Profiles
(AVRCP) Audio / Video Remote Control Profile, (A2DP) Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
Operating Frequency
2402–2480 MHz
Operating Range
Up to 10m / 33 ft*, *Measured in open space. Walls and structures may affect range of device.
Wireless Codecs
SBC
Controls
Remote Control: Yes
Volume: Yes
Power: Yes
Bluetooth Pairing: Yes
Color
Black
Supported Platforms
Windows PC, Mac, Mobile (via Bluetooth®)

System Requirements

USB Audio
    PC or Mac
    • Available USB-A port
    • USB 2.0
    PS4 / PS5 / Nintendo Switch
    • Available USB-A port
    • USB 2.0
Bluetooth Audio
  • Compatible Bluetooth devices that support the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)

Package Contents

  • 1 x Creative Stage SE
  • 1 x USB-C to USB-A Cable
  • 1 x Quick Start Leaflet
  • 1 x Warranty & Compliance Information Leaflet
  • 1 x IR Remote controller*
  • 1 x Power adapter with interchangeable adapter plug

*Batteries not included

Warranty

2-year Limited Hardware Warranty

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